2019
Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma
Takahashi H, Cornish AJ, Sud A, Law PJ, Disney-Hogg L, Calvocoressi L, Lu L, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Walsh KM, Schramm J, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Schildkraut JM, Simon M, Bondy M, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB, Turnbull C, Houlston RS. Mendelian randomization provides support for obesity as a risk factor for meningioma. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 309. PMID: 30670737, PMCID: PMC6343031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36186-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of meningiomaMeningioma riskObesity-related traitsLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressureRisk factorsOdds ratioLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolMendelian randomizationCause of meningiomaGenetic instrumentsDiastolic blood pressureEpidemiological observational studiesSystolic blood pressureBody mass indexBody fat percentageWaist circumferenceTotal cholesterolMass indexObservational studyMeningioma patientsMeningiomasBasal metabolic rateObesity
2018
Similarities and differences in child development from birth to age 3 years by sex and across four countries: a cross-sectional, observational study
Ertem IO, Krishnamurthy V, Mulaudzi MC, Sguassero Y, Balta H, Gulumser O, Bilik B, Srinivasan R, Johnson B, Gan G, Calvocoressi L, Shabanova V, Forsyth BWC. Similarities and differences in child development from birth to age 3 years by sex and across four countries: a cross-sectional, observational study. The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: e279-e291. PMID: 29433666, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30003-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian ageHealthy childrenObservational studyChild healthMotor milestonesHealthy subsampleHealth statusEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteDevelopmental milestonesChild health statusGross motor milestonesMonitoring Child DevelopmentFine motor milestonesAge 3 yearsSelf-help domainLanguage milestonesPerinatal complicationsMiddle-income countriesLow birthweightChronic illnessHealth clinicsAge of attainmentFine motorChild developmentPercentile age